By Glen Henderson - 8 Years AgoBy all means keep us updated Charlie, I have always wanted to put a Ford in a scrub, just never got around to it!By Glen Henderson - 8 Years AgoGood looking welds Charlie. I have promised a buddy that I would go with him next week and dig an old S10 drag truck out of the back side of a junk yard. The truck was wrecked a couple years ago and the owner striped it and hauled the chassis to the junk yard. I looked it over and it was a well built rig with a 12 point cage. The cab, front sheet metal and bed are toast, but the frame and cage survived and appear to be undamaged. He does not have any concrete plans for it at this time but for $75, I told him if he didn't want it I did. I think that you could cut the floor and firewall from it and graft it to another cab.By Glen Henderson - 5 Years AgoLooks good Charlie, it would be cool to get a picture of the new truck alongside the 'Brick'!By Glen Henderson - 5 Years AgoSorry to hear that you did not get to make a run, but you know the old saying, a bad day at the race track is still a good day.By Jim Rowe - 6 Years AgoCharley, What a great job.

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I have vara-jection info Back in '99 Edelbrock sent me the #9356 literature. If you can't get it I got it. As for the safety that the tech was referring to, I have a L.E.D. Connected with resister for 12v the is connected to the ground that varies the water pump; the brighter it is the more water I am pumping.

You are a true craftsman. I did a Turbo back in 1979 on my corvette. When I got above 8 psi, I used an Edelbrock ' varajection' unit. I don't think they still offer one. It did water injection under boost.

That did stop the pinging. I did use alcohol when I raised the boost to 10 psi. That 350 ran like it was on fire. Good luck on the flats. You will see some jaw dropping moments when guys look under the hood.

JimBy pegleg - 8 Years AgoI had a chance to stop by Charlies last weekend. They invited me to stay over New Years Eve for dinner and a Movie. I had a fantastic time, the hospitality and the dinner was outstanding.The new Truck is going to raise some eyebrows at the Lakes and the Salt Flats. Very professional, and slick. Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, in the world is going to be more fun than the look of horror on the faces of the Generals Brainwashed minions when they see the Y-Block FORD in that truck. If you get a chance to take a camera when he opens the hood, aim it at the Scrub lovers when they first see it. The photos will be priceless.

For years we've had to endure Scrub powered Fords, charlies gonna turn the tables on them. It'll be GREAT!! With one of Tim's engines in it it's going to fly.By pegleg - 8 Years AgoCharlie,Where's the radio gonna go?By pegleg - 8 Years AgoPhew! I was worried there for a moment!By pegleg - 7 Years AgoCharlie, that or the base of the windshield. We talked about this before I invited myself for dinner!By pegleg - 7 Years AgoGood grief is that YELLOW! You'll be able to sell it to a Low rider when you get tired of it.By pegleg - 7 Years AgoCharlie, knowing how you came by the body, seems like nobody wanted it to start with!It's a H- of alot more desireable now than before you got it. When you're done with it, send it to the midwest, it'll look like all the rest of them up here.By pegleg - 5 Years AgoBrakes, What brakes?

We don't need no Stinkin' Brakes brakes.By pegleg - 4 Years AgoExcellent Charlie. Long time waiting on this.By pegleg - 3 Years AgoCongrats Charlie. Lotta work, you're part of Bonneville history now.By pegleg - 6 Years AgoLotta work Eh? I'm afraid i won't get out there very often, I've quit the delivery thing. I'm playing Industrial engineer for a while.By pegleg - 6 Years AgoAwesome work Charlie.

I do wonder if you're going to use a mechanical secondary carb. The Vacuum Secondary thing won't work well in a pressurized setup. The higher than ambient press to the diaphragm blows the secondaries shut.By pegleg - 6 Years AgoIf you don't have enough HP with this setup I dunno what would keep you happy. A blown Allison maybe!By pegleg - 6 Years AgoCharlie, You're gonna hear that if it lifts!By pegleg - 6 Years AgoNice Job Charlie. Should go better next year since they've teched it once already. Should fly, might want to consider re-uping your private pilot license.By pegleg - 6 Years AgoNot to worry, Cliff wouda had some kind of Joke if it hadn't. I've talked to him on the phone, neat guy.By pegleg - 7 Years AgoDoes everyone know who Gale Banks is?

If not try looking him up on Google, the Guy's a Legend and he earned it the old fashioned way, brains and hard work.By pegleg - 7 Years AgoReally top notch work Charlie. Wish I was thjat good, or even close!By pegleg - 7 Years AgoHow about some photos of the Jimmy. I really liked them. Had a buddy with a 50's Sprint car that ran one. When he gave up on it and went to a SBC we bought the motor and stuck it in a 52 Chev Convert. THAT was a fun ride.

I learned a lot about replacing bearings with that motor. Probably trying to rev it too high. 302 with a 270 head and a McGurk 5 carb intake!By pegleg - 7 Years AgoThat's cool, didn't realize Clifford makes parts for them. Do you have to use the original head or would a 12 port (Wayne) be legal?By pegleg - 7 Years Ago.

Hollow Head (6/10/2012)'am 'yeallows'. Winston Churchill said,'Puns are the lowest form of Jokes!!' By pegleg - 7 Years AgoWinston said puns are the lowest form., but then he never heard my humor.

Ask Hoosier Hurricane, I get looks from him from time to time.By pegleg - 7 Years AgoMore like 'why do I put up with you?' By pegleg - 7 Years AgoTruck Charlie, it's a truck. Well it's a chevy but still a truck.

Looks better than it did when i was there. Nice build, very nice.By pegleg - 7 Years Ago. Hollow Head (7/2/2012)Charlie, nobody uses radio anymore! Put an iPod in the dashboard and play some funky music from internet radios.`Probably weighs less too!By pegleg - 7 Years AgoCharlie, i know you said something along those lines before. Just doesn't compute in my (drag oriented) brain.

The weight is to add traction or to correct handling issues from the trucks aerodynamic issues?By GREENBIRD56 - 8 Years AgoHi Charlie - nice looking truck. I was thinking about those leaf springs too.In a recent article I saw a 'replacement' for a rear leaf spring, a composite.

Where the forward portion of the spring was made rigid (a bar from pivot to axle) and only the rear half was a clamped on flexible spring bar attached to the rear shackle. Quarter elliptic spring?It created a (very) short version of the 'truck arm' arrangement used on the NASCAR speedway cars.By GREENBIRD56 - 8 Years AgoCould you just dump the letters in favor of a Blue Oval?Just the letters 'FORD' would cause some interesting side effects.By GREENBIRD56 - 7 Years AgoHollow Head - I think the radios in these rigs are a 'Citizen's Band' (CB for short) used to listen to race control (SCTA) at the dry lakes and salt flats.It would be very cool if a guy could tune in over the internet though! They (used to) maybe still -call out the time and speed at the mile markers.great to listen in on. You have to know your friend's car numbers because the line-up is helter skelter.By GREENBIRD56 - 6 Years AgoGolly Charlie - you're going to need a temporary exhaust deflector tube to hang on there to keep out of the line of fire!By MoonShadow - 8 Years AgoWe need some really BIG Y-block decals! Chuck in NHBy MoonShadow - 8 Years AgoGot My Cash!By MoonShadow - 7 Years AgoSince this is in the desert and dry air is common how about a spray bar, something like the swamp coolers, help to cool the intercoolers?

There would be more water on board at the start up but it would be used up during the pass? Of course they may not like the idea of water on the salt. I think I just talked me out of that Idea but I'll post it anyway.

You never know where the next big thought will come from. ChuckBy MoonShadow - 7 Years AgoIts a bit sad after your clever use of a wheel barrow. Now you not only need a new one but a firewall too! ChuckBy MoonShadow - 7 Years AgoNow Charlie thats what a call attitude! ChuckBy MoonShadow - 7 Years AgoI figured speed and salt would sand blast the paint but does it rust them out too?ChuckBy MoonShadow - 2 Years AgoAny changes in the driveline department?By MoonShadow - 2 Years AgoSounds like the old girl felt neglected during the long winter. Did you have any problems on the second pass or slow down some?

Sounds a bit aggravating but nothing that's a show stopper. Looks like I'll be heading out there again this year. See you on the salt. ChuckBy MoonShadow - 2 Years AgoThis Vette ran at New England Dragway in the 70's with a Ford Cammer engine.

He loved beating up on scrubs.By MoonShadow - Last YearDarn Charlie you blowed it up real good! That little engine served you well for quite a while though.By MoonShadow - 7 Years AgoThe 'Kid' is good.

When are you going to the salt? ChuckBy MoonShadow - 7 Years AgoSomething like Jerry C's SR57 would be pretty slick.

Maybe he will make a LSR assualt someday. ChuckBy MoonShadow - 6 Years AgoEven better some that say 'FauxScrub'.

Let them figure that one out! Great going, tech aint easy to pass the first time through. ChuckBy MoonShadow - 5 Years AgoSorry to hear about the run.

How did the people react to the Y powered scrub? ChuckBy MoonShadow - 3 Years AgoThe Rolling Bones crew will be there too. And it looks like I'll be with them. Little Y-Block reunion. ChuckBy MoonShadow - 3 Years AgoLooking forward to seeing you again. I'll be at Bonneville with the Rolling Bones. Maybe we could all pit together?

A show of force for the Y's guys. Is Tim coming?By Canadian Hot Rodder - 4 Years AgoA BIG congratulations Charlie, please keep us posted! It takes a Ford Y to make a scrub run!!!By Canadian Hot Rodder - 3 Years AgoExcellent article Charlie and WELL deserved accolades!!!By glrbird - 8 Years Agocharlie,There are lots of people making gobs of horsepower with twin turbos on GM engines, if the head gaskets will hold 30 psi of boot 200 should be a breeze!!!!!!! And then there is Nitrous to cool the intake charge.Truck is looking fast already.By glrbird - 8 Years Agocharlie, you need to make friends with an owner of a CNC 3 axes mill to do your blocks. Great looking truck so far.

Keep us posted. I have enjoyed the postings of your exploits.By glrbird - 8 Years AgoCharlieThey say anyone can restore a car, but it takes a real man to cut one up! GOOD JOB!By glrbird - 8 Years AgocharlieWhat is the reason for the panhard bar on a leaf spring car, do you think there is enough lateral movement at high speed to need this, or is the other thinking?By glrbird - 8 Years AgoNothing like creating something totaly illogical to sharpen you fab skills. Great Job.By glrbird - 8 Years AgoMy Dad use to say GMC stood for Grand Ma's Crap, but now it means Great Motor Change.Is there a reason you like yellow, Looks good to me.By glrbird - 3 Years AgoCharlie Glad to see everything finally fell in place for you to get pass on the truck. I am not a fan of yellow, but your trucks always look great on and off the dirt. Very professional look. Good job and hope the salt is good this year.By glrbird - 3 Years Agowell congrats then, You and Tim will be great representatives for both categories.By glrbird - 3 Years AgoAre those rain gutters?

That seems to be what is needed the last few years.By glrbird - 3 Years AgoGood luck Charlie, with better luck you should get your licensing level.By glrbird - Last YearBy glrbird - 6 Years AgoCharlie Do you find yourself dreaming about where to put all the parts to make them fit? Or should I say nightmares. You must have an abundance of patience.By glrbird - 6 Years AgoSo Charlie, whats next? Any plans for some chassis dyno tuning or practice runs? I think you are right, lettering speaks for itself, another fine effort on your part. Is the Brick on the street yet?By glrbird - 6 Years AgoWell the Brick would make a great chase truck.By glrbird - 6 Years AgoCharlie Do you think you might need some type of heat shield ( besides the wrap) to help keep the front fuel bowl cool?

Looks great and will be a fun ride. Hope the Goverment knows how important racing is!By glrbird - 6 Years AgoGood luck Charlie, hope everything goes well.By glrbird - 6 Years AgoGreat job Charlie, Well you will be ready for next year and maybe you should consider getting some chevrolet decals for your valvecovers just to make them think they know why it goes fast.By glrbird - 7 Years AgoCharlie, is this instead of a radiator or added colling? Where is it mounted?By glrbird - 7 Years AgoIs the reason for the tank, putting that weight further back and lower, or is their something else you are thinking of. Can you duct or direct the air coming threw the radiator say for the intake air?By glrbird - 7 Years AgoCharlieCan you turn the stock radiator into a functioning intercooler, and still look like a radiator?By glrbird - 7 Years AgoCharlie,Not only do you think outside the box, you seem to make it round. I love it!By glrbird - 7 Years AgoCharlie, I think for your type of racing that is a SUN roof.By glrbird - 7 Years AgoCharlieI own a 57 bird and back in 69 or 70 I was on I-45 outside Houston Headed toward Dallas, there is a long straight section. Needless to say top off and flat out wasn't the smartest thing to do, but it sure was exzilirating!!By speedpro56 - 7 Years AgoLOOKS GREAT!!By speedpro56 - 4 Years AgoGreat job Charlie!By pintoplumber - 8 Years AgoYou're welcome here again.By pintoplumber - 7 Years AgoHey guys, what kind of tires do you use to run those speeds?By pintoplumber - 7 Years AgoCharlie, with leaving for Columbus, I forgot to wish you a happy birthday. If I'd have seen you in person I would have remembered.

No point in coming with rain like that though. Happy belated birthday anyway.By pintoplumber - 7 Years AgoCharlie, this was not my year. In the 1st round of y blocks, I missed 2nd gear. Was a full second slower. 1st round of bracket 3 I had a terrible reaction time and lost.We reset the points friday afternoon and Wally retimed the motor.

Saturday morning it ran a 17.949 @ 76 mph my personal best.By pintoplumber - 7 Years AgoTim, I was tickled to run that. I hope the photographers caught the scoreboard. 17 seconds is a big deal for me.By pintoplumber - 7 Years AgoThanks Charlie.By pintoplumber - Last YearI forgot Charlie, Happy Birthday.By pintoplumber - Last MonthAre you allowed to have those clothespins?By Hollow Head - 8 Years AgoCharlie, not only the HANS but also a helmet with suitable klips. Though, to some helmets you can get them installed afterwards by the manufacturer.Both thumbs up for your project, keep pushingBy Hollow Head - 8 Years AgoWell, I quess it's about how flexible you are, but watch how this guy hits his head to the steering wheel. He has the visor closed, it opens at the crash and then closes by hitting the wheel. HANS for you Charlie, please.

Old people are not flexible!By Hollow Head - 8 Years AgoAs in Drag Racing, long bolts prevent wheels to come off of the hubs even if the bolts are loose? Ok, it does wobble a lot before it comes off and gives a signal to the driver.With short bolts it just comes off. And then crash and learn thing.By Hollow Head - 8 Years AgoGood progress Charlie! Is that 'round one' your new helmet at the door opening?Is air suspension allowed at Bonneville? That would make the ride smooth and you could choose the ground clearance at seconds. Juha Kankkkunen went over 300 km/h on the ice this spring and he drove a Bentley with stock air suspension.By Hollow Head - 8 Years AgoHelmet or hair dryer. Anyway, waiting to see that all come together and to be raced.

I know, that time will come. Should we start betting you against Tim?By Hollow Head - 8 Years AgoCharlie. More close up pics about the engine! Who cares about GMC grille?

Even that the truck looks very good and yellow as usual.By Hollow Head - 7 Years AgoCharlie, nobody uses radio anymore! Put an iPod in the dashboard and play some funky music from internet radios.By Hollow Head - 5 Years AgoCharlie, Let the Force be with you!

You will soon see a little different numbers.By Hollow Head - 4 Years AgoCongrats Charlie! Let the boost force be with you! Your truck is definetely Hollow Heads approved!By Hollow Head - 4 Years AgoCharlie, do you have an intercooler? Last year with our set up with intercooler and with about 24 psi of boost we had 113F intake temperatures measured from intake log rear end.

This year without intercooler and with water/meth injection and 33 psi boost our temperatures raised to 244F and that was absolutely too much. Big stress for pistons! For next year we will try two separate intercoolers and water/meth injection together. Hopefully we get temperatures back to 2014 level or even under that. We are not going to lower the boost though.By Hollow Head - 3 Years AgoGood job, Charlie!

Familiar whistle indeed.By Hollow Head - 2 Years AgoCharlie, was it this guy from Sweden? He is regular quest at out pit area during European Championship races held at Alastaro track here in Finland. Super nice person.By Hollow Head - 7 Years AgoLooks weird enough. Fresh ideas are always welcome but have you had any thoughts about heat build up that is generated under the hood with that system?

Ofcourse you will take intake air from a ducting placed behind the grille? Usually, the hottest spot in exhaust is the place where the x-pipe is.By Hollow Head - 7 Years AgoCharlie, here is one idea about intake air. If you use a hood scoop, that itself creates an aerodynamic obstacle over the hood and the airflow has to do 90 degree travel down the carb. You have good openings at the front bumber to take air from there by ducting. Hood would be smooth and would not harm the airflow over the car.

Gross sectional area at the front stays the same and you get the same pressurized airflow to carbs although it has to travel that same 90 degree down to carb under the hood. Don't know if that has any effect to speed but.By Hollow Head - 7 Years AgoCharlie, will it be ready for this season or do we have to wait until next year. Looking really good and fast.

I'am 'yeallows'.By Hollow Head - 7 Years AgoFrank, Puns are used to create and sometimes require a large vocabulary to understand. Ok, ok yeallows was a bad one.By Hollow Head - 7 Years AgoFrank, is it like 'if looks could kill' looks.By Hollow Head - 7 Years AgoHmmm. Looks to work ok at the moment but how about decent Teleflex Morse cable?By Hollow Head - 8 Years AgoThat letter idea is great! Big white letters over black background.

And also same treatment to tail gate!By Hollow Head - 7 Years AgoJep, and why not to use additional intercooler in some other place. In front of windshield under the grille or why not even instead of the tailgate. Atleast airflow would be great behind the cabinBy Hollow Head - 7 Years AgoI think that remote location is no problem in bonneville. Turbos can be built to spool so quickly that you can't even feel the lag. It's different world in drag racing where you have to take off the line as soon as possible.

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In bonneville it is important to leave the line without spinning the wheels and build up the speed constantly? Water cooled intercooler must be out of the question because it would need so much water to work efficiently that it increases weight too much? In drag racing they change the water after each 1/4 mile run and if there is about 10 lites of water inside of it, it's boiling hot after each run when charges and temperatures are high.By Hollow Head - 7 Years AgoLooks nice indeed. Charlie, give us one photo of the whole truck, please.By Hollow Head - 7 Years AgoSafety first, even if it costs you a couple of gray hairs.By Hollow Head - 7 Years AgoCharlie, if you are going to use big enough turbos with those headers, you may end up to break a hole to your hood. Looks as high installation as in our dragster.By PF Arcand - Last YearOn the subject of Mickey Thompson, I saw somewhere a while back, that the investigation into his & his wifes murder, was being re visited with a prime suspect in mind.

Can anyone comment?By PF Arcand - Last MonthProbably mentioned earlier, but what casting letters are the heads? Reason for asking is that in the case of ECZ-G heads for instance, it's my understanding, that valve shrouding occurs with overly large iintakes.? I'm hardly an expert on Y-Block race engines, but I seem to recall that John Mummert, possibly (?) stated in the past that notching the block for valve clearance, often resuls in a noticeable loss in compression. So, the extra lift at the valves may not be productive? As an example, a friend many years ago beveled the block in his Y-Block 'D' gas racer. It didn't result in any improvement in performance that we could see.By bird55 - 7 Years AgoThis is probably not the first time a GM product has been improved with the technology of a wheelbarrowIt looks great Charlie, fun watching all the progress.By bird55 - 7 Years AgoHey Charlie, It's lookin fast already.

I bet it will be.By bird55 - 6 Years AgoLooks awesome Charlie! Here's an idea. Can't resist, I'm a designer and have letters and stuff made like this all the time. But on the other hand I don't mind the GMC just to keep them confused! I like the clean look of the whole job you've done.By bird55 - 6 Years AgoLookin good Charlie.

I like what I see! Hope I get to see that thing run sometime.By LordMrFord - 8 Years AgoI spotted this bumper sticker on internet surfing tour and your project came up to my mind.By LordMrFord - 6 Years AgoWow!By LordMrFord - 6 Years AgoBy LordMrFord - 4 Years Ago'.and boost a little more.' Thats the right direction.By LordMrFord - 4 Years AgoWell.that is very familiar sound.By LordMrFord - 4 Years AgoNice.How is that i-core coil handling the high rpm's. We boiled our's with about 7000 rpms and Crane HI 6 ignition box what is quite wrong with i-core coil but dragster still went 8.9.We changed to u-core and now we have low charging time to feed engine high rpms.Ps.